St Peter’s Church, Maidenhead
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Christingle-making
Summertime Rock Holiday Club
      Toddlers Holiday Club
 
The Royal Wedding...
We joined in with the celebrations of the royal wedding on 1st May at the
We learnt that Jesus loved his people (the church) so much that he was prepared to die for them like a husband on his wedding day loves his wife loads!
Some quotes and photos from this year's trip undertaken by some of our youth group to Honduras, to work in a children's home with the charity StreetKids Direct.
Theo - Probably the hardest bit was going on the waste dump and seeing 3 year old kids rummaging for bottles to get a dollar for a bag full…..It was also hard hearing their stories first hand. When you are told a story by someone else it is sad but when you actually see the kids themselves it is life changing! On the dump you see how desperate they are for food and kindness.
Chris - Honduras 2011, it was a perfect trip which enlightened me to the imperfect life of these neglected street kids. It opened my eyes to the amazing work of the faith of God and Christianity as a religion and it has changed my life too. By far the best 12 days of my life. Amen.
Mark – It was great to see how God works. Before I went I guess I doubted that God could change things but I saw how he was bringing hope and change to people lives. God wants to do something about poverty and I can be part of that. The situation is not helpless if people are willing to step out…..
Theo – It was definitely worth going. I learnt how hard it is for them on the streets and how we take everything for granted at home. Their roads are mainly dirt tracks but we complain about waiting in traffic for a few minutes. If we have to wait at hospital for more than an hour we are outraged yet they can’t even get to a hospital. There seem to be very few laws and lot of shops have armed guards which is quite scary. It makes you appreciate what you have at home.
Hope – The best experience of my life!!
Praying 18/5
As Christians we emphasize the importance of prayer but it is often hard to put it into practice. Preparing a place of peace where we can focus on Jesus and chat to him is just a practical way to help. It is also great to know that there are at least 75 other groups (as it was that week) doing the same thing. This is now the 5th time
The second zone offered the opportunity to write down stuff that we are thankful for and somewhere to be at peace, read the Bible or chat to Jesus. There was also space to write up anything you felt God wanted you to share.
In the third zone it started with the 18/5 prayer cards from the Sunday service which were then added to as the week went on. There was also information on the Open Church Project, Maidenhead and a globe with the opportunity to pray for different countries and world situations.There was also a CD player for music, tea coffee and biscuits plus comfortable chairs! It really has been another great week.. Why not join in next time. For more information on 24/7 prayer and how the movement has expanded to over 100+ countries since it started in 1999 and loads of amazing and encouraging stories check out the website
Honduras Meal
Ahead of their trip out to Honduras in April 2011, the young people and leaders involved organised and held a 3 course meal at St. Peter's in November.
The meal was entirely cooked by the young people, with some assistance from the leaders accompanying them, and they decorated the church, waited on all the guests, and provided all the evening entertainment.
The evening was a great success-tickets were sold out a week in advance, and the event raised almost £2000!
Christmas Fairtrade Market
St. Peter's hosted a Christmas Fairtrade Market, where lots of people enjoyed browsing for their Christmas presents and other fairly traded goodies. Refreshments were served by young people in order to raise money for next year's trip to Honduras to work with Street Kids Direct.
Half day Holiday Club
We had a great time at a half day club in October half term. The theme was around boats. We made boats that we then tested on a paddling pool, listened to a story about Jesus being in a boat, as well as playing games....including having to eat donuts hung from a string! Really difficult.
We also learnt that Jesus is with us when we are in difficult situations, and that he'll be with us. We wrote prayers about difficult situations and placed them on a sail to hand them over to God.
Pyramid Rock
In the church we all enjoyed the week of "Pyramid Rock" during the school summer holiday. Cleo and Andreas, slaves from the house of Potipher, led us having lots of fun singing, watching the story of Joseph on DVD, having suprise visitors, making loads of stuff, playing games and much much more.
 ....the best bits? "the jelly game", "throwing wotsits at my friend who have shaving foam on their face", "being in the Josephettes"
   Meanwhile in the Furze Platt Memorial Hall Mums and carers had a good time too, on the theme of Joseph, with refreshments on sale to raise funds for the youth trip to Honduras next year. They raised over £200! Brilliant!
  See you all in October half term....watch this space for details.
Soul Survivor 2010
A group of 19 of our young people went to Soul Survivor this Summer, and had a great 5 days away! The weather was (almost!) perfect, everyone got on well together, and we listened to some fantastic speakers in the main sessions.
Worship was very inspiring, and the concerts and after-hours stuff was great. Our boys even made it to the quarter-finals of the football tournament!
New Wine 10
Hothorpe 2010
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Naomi - The trip was AMAZING! Spending time with the children was alot of fun, particularly the craft activities, they were open, funny and happy! God has transformed and is continuing to transform their lives and the lives of the adults who work in the home. Helga and Mauricio have inspired me through their humilty in the way they run the home and their open, loving hearts! 
So what is in the prayer room? The tower room was divided into 3 ‘zones’. At the centre was a cross and then on one side was an area to be still and chat to Jesus and on the other side loads of information to pray for. The cross enabled us to remember what Jesus had done for us ands a washable whiteboard was provided to help us let go of things that needed forgiveness and forgiving. 
